Visa requirements for North Korean citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of North Korea by the authorities of other states.
As of 2024, North Korean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 42 countries and territories, ranking the North Korea passport 99th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Afghanistan | Visa required[2] | ||
Albania | eVisa[3][4] | ||
Algeria | Visa required[5] | ||
Andorra | Visa required[6] | ||
Angola | Visa required[7] | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | eVisa[8] | ||
Argentina | Visa required[9] | ||
Armenia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[10] | 120 days | |
Australia | Online Visa required[11][12] |
| |
Austria | Visa required[13] | ||
Azerbaijan | Visa required[14] | ||
Bahamas | eVisa[15] | ||
Bahrain | Visa required[16] | ||
Bangladesh | Visa on arrival[17] | 30 days | |
Barbados | Visa required[18] | ||
Belarus | Visa required[19] | ||
Belgium | Visa required[20] | ||
Belize | Visa required[21] |
| |
Benin | eVisa[22][23] | 30 days |
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Bhutan | eVisa[24][25] | ||
Bolivia | eVisa[26][27] | 30 days | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required[28] | ||
Botswana | eVisa[29][30] | 3 months | |
Brazil | Visa required[31] | ||
Brunei | Visa required[32] | ||
Bulgaria | Visa required[33] | ||
Burkina Faso | eVisa[34][35] | ||
Burundi | Visa on arrival[36] | 1 month | |
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[37] | 30 days | |
Cameroon | eVisa[38][39] | ||
Canada | Visa required[40] | ||
Cape Verde | Visa on arrival[41] | ||
Central African Republic | Visa required[42] | ||
Chad | Visa required[43] | ||
Chile | Visa required[44] | ||
China | Visa required[45] |
| |
Colombia | Online visa[46][47] | ||
Comoros | Visa on arrival[48] | 45 days | |
Republic of the Congo | Visa required[49] | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa[50][51] | 7 days | |
Costa Rica | Visa required[52] | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa[53][54] | 3 months |
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Croatia | Visa required[55] | ||
Cuba | Tourist card required[56] | 90 days |
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Cyprus | Visa required[57] | ||
Czech Republic | Visa required[58] | ||
Denmark | Visa required[59] | ||
Djibouti | eVisa[60][61] | 90 days | |
Dominica | Visa not required[62] | 21 days | |
Dominican Republic | Visa required[63] | ||
Ecuador | Visa required[64] | ||
Egypt | Visa required[65] | ||
El Salvador | Visa required[66] | ||
Equatorial Guinea | eVisa[67][68] | ||
Eritrea | Visa required[69] | ||
Estonia | Visa required[70] | ||
Eswatini | Visa required[71] | ||
Ethiopia | Visa on arrival[72][73] |
| |
Fiji | Visa required[74] | ||
Finland | Visa required[75] | ||
France | Visa required[76] | ||
Gabon | eVisa[77][78] | 90 days |
|
Gambia | Visa required[79] | ||
Georgia | eVisa[80][81] | 30 days | |
Germany | Visa required[82] | ||
Ghana | Visa required[83] | ||
Greece | Visa required[84] | ||
Grenada | Visa required[85] | ||
Guatemala | Visa required[86] | ||
Guinea | eVisa[87][88] | 90 days | |
Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival[89] | 90 days | |
Guyana | Visa not required[90] |
90 days |
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Haiti | Visa not required[91] | 3 months | |
Honduras | Visa required[92] | ||
Hungary | Visa required[93] | ||
Iceland | Visa required[94] | ||
India | Visa required[95] | ||
Indonesia | Visa required[96] | ||
Iran | eVisa[97][98] | 30 days | |
Iraq | Visa required[99] | ||
Ireland | Visa required[100] | ||
Israel | Visa required[101] |
| |
Italy | Visa required[103] | ||
Jamaica | Visa required[104] | ||
Japan | Admission refused | Japan has banned North Korean citizens from entering as part of sanctions against North Korea imposed by the Government of Japan, since February 2016.[105] | |
Jordan | eVisa / Visa on arrival[106][107] |
| |
Kazakhstan | eVisa[108][109] | ||
Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation[110][111] | 90 days |
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Kiribati | Visa required[112] | ||
South Korea | Particular visit regime[113] |
| |
Kuwait | Visa required[114] | ||
Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required[115] | Unlimited | |
Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival[116] | 30 days |
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Latvia | Visa required[120] | ||
Lebanon | Visa required[121] |
| |
Lesotho | eVisa[122][123] | ||
Liberia | Visa required[124] | ||
Libya | eVisa[125][126] | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa required[127] | ||
Lithuania | Visa required[128] | ||
Luxembourg | Visa required[129] | ||
Madagascar | Visa on arrival[130] | 60 days | |
Malawi | eVisa / Visa on arrival[131][132] | 90 days | |
Malaysia | Visa required[133] | ||
Maldives | Free visa on arrival[134] | 30 days | |
Mali | Visa required[135] | ||
Malta | Visa required[136] | ||
Marshall Islands | Visa required[137] | ||
Mauritania | Visa on arrival[138] |
| |
Mauritius | Visa required[139] | ||
Mexico | Visa required[140] | ||
Micronesia | Visa not required[141] | 30 days | |
Moldova | Visa required[142] |
| |
Monaco | Visa required[144] | ||
Mongolia | Visa required[145] |
| |
Montenegro | Visa required[146] | ||
Morocco | Visa required[147] | ||
Mozambique | eVisa / Visa on arrival[148][149] | 30 days | |
Myanmar | eVisa[150][151] | 28 days |
|
Namibia | Visa required[152] |
| |
Nauru | Visa required[153] | ||
Nepal | Online Visa / Visa on arrival[154][155] | 90 days | |
Netherlands | Visa required[156] | ||
New Zealand | Visa required[157] |
| |
Nicaragua | Visa on arrival[159] | 90 days | |
Niger | Visa required[160] | ||
Nigeria | eVisa[161][162] | 90 days | |
North Macedonia | Visa required[163] | ||
Norway | Visa required[164] | ||
Oman | Visa required[165] | ||
Pakistan | Online Visa[166][167] | 3 months |
|
Palau | Free visa on arrival[169] | 30 days | |
Panama | Visa required[170] | ||
Papua New Guinea | eVisa[171][172] | 60 days |
|
Paraguay | Visa required[173] | ||
Peru | Visa required[174] | ||
Philippines | Visa required[175] | ||
Poland | Visa required[176] | ||
Portugal | Visa required[177] | ||
Qatar | eVisa[178][179] |
| |
Romania | Visa required[180] | ||
Russia | eVisa[181][182] | 16 days | |
Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[183][184] | 30 days | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa required[185] | ||
Saint Lucia | Visa required[186] | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required[187] | 3 month | |
Samoa | Visa not required[188] | 90 days | |
San Marino | Visa required[189] | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa[190][191] | ||
Saudi Arabia | Visa required[192] | ||
Senegal | Visa required[193] | ||
Serbia | Visa required[194] | ||
Seychelles | Electronic Border System[195][196] | 3 months |
|
Sierra Leone | eVisa[197][198] | 3 months | |
Singapore | Visa required[199][200] | ||
Slovakia | Visa required[201] | ||
Slovenia | Visa required[202] | ||
Solomon Islands | Visa required[203] |
| |
Somalia | Visa on arrival[204] | 30 days |
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South Africa | Visa required[205] | ||
South Sudan | eVisa[206][207] |
| |
Spain | Visa required[208] | ||
Sri Lanka | Visa required[209] |
| |
Sudan | Visa required[210] | ||
Suriname | Visa not required[211][212] | 90 days | |
Sweden | Visa required[215] | ||
Switzerland | Visa required[216] | ||
Syria | Visa required[217] | ||
Tajikistan | Visa required[218] | ||
Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival[219][220] | 90 days | |
Thailand | eVisa[221][222] | 60 days |
|
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival[223] | 30 days | |
Togo | eVisa[224][225] | 15 days | |
Tonga | Visa required[226] | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required[227] | ||
Tunisia | Visa required[228] | ||
Turkey | Visa required[229] |
| |
Turkmenistan | Visa required[230] | ||
Tuvalu | Visa on arrival[231] | 1 month | |
Uganda | eVisa[232][233] | 3 months | |
Ukraine | Visa required[234] | ||
United Arab Emirates | Visa required[235] |
| |
United Kingdom | eVisa[237][238] | ||
United States | Visa required[239] | ||
Uruguay | Visa required[240] | ||
Uzbekistan | eVisa[241][242] | 30 days | |
Vanuatu | Visa required[243] | ||
Vatican City | Visa required[244] | ||
Venezuela | Visa required[245] | ||
Vietnam | eVisa[246][247] |
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Yemen | Visa required[248] | ||
Zambia | eVisa[249][250] | 90 days | |
Zimbabwe | eVisa[251][252] | 3 months |
Visa requirements for citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Europe | ||
Kosovo | Visa required |
|
These are the numbers of visits by North Korean citizens to various countries in 2019 (unless otherwise noted):
Destination | Number of visitors | Year | Ref. |
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United States | 48 | 2019 | [254] |
China | 251,000 | 2018 | [255][256] |
Czech Republic | 21 | [257] | |
Germany | 117 | [258] | |
Poland | 46 | [259] | |
Sweden | 258 | [260] | |
South Korea | 809 | 2018 | [261] |
Ukraine | 240 | 2017 | [262] |
Russia | 12,494 | [263] |
Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand.
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